Another Super Impressive Debut Winner for Satono Aladdin

Media Release - Wednesday August 24

The Mike Moroney-trained Japanese Emperor made the perfect start to his career at Sandown on Wednesday, coming with a late charge to score going away in a three-year-old event over 1200m.

Japanese Emperor steams home to win at Sandown - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

A son of Rich Hill Stud stallion Satono Aladdin, Japanese Emperor was sent out a $16 chance and was forced to go back from a wide draw.

After shouldering into the clear 350m from home, the gelding let down impressively to win by two lengths under Jamie Mott.

Japanese Emperor was offered by Rich Hill Stud at last year’s New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale at Karaka where he was knocked down for $360,000 to Paul Moroney Bloodstock and Ballymore Stables, the highest-priced southern hemisphere yearling by the sire.

“The stallion is going very well and I know Mike and Paul loved this horse and had to go over budget to buy him and you can see why,” the stable’s Racing Manager Anthony Feroce said.

Nominated for the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Japanese Emperor made a favourable impression on winning rider Jamie Mott.

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“He drew wide and I elected to go back and ride him quietly and put him to sleep,” he said.

“I angled out in the straight and he really exploded, he was super impressive.”

Japanese Emperor is the highest priced yearling by his sire sold in the Southern Hemisphere.

Japanese Emperor is out of the unraced O’Reilly mare Inthespotlight, who is from the immediate family of the Group One winners Metal Bender and Amarelinha and Gr.1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) runner-up North Pacific.

His sister was sold at Karaka this year to Go Racing for $85,000 and Inthespotlight foaled a filly by Ace High in 2021 before returning to Satono Aladdin. - NZ RAcing Desk 

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Race Result - Ladbroke It Mdn Plate 1200m

Sandown-Lakeside Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:15.24
1
Japanese Emperor
- 3g Satono Aladdin (JPN) x Inthespotlight (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: J Mott 58
NZB Karaka Book 1 $900,000
Seller: Rich Hill Stud
Buyer: Chris Waller / Mulcaster Bloodstock
2
2.0
Who Dares
- 3c Deep Field (AUS) x Orvassa (AUS) (Equiano (FR))
Tnr: P G Carey Rdr: J Noonan 58
3
2.8
Jovial Wagon
- 3g Sebring (AUS) x Blithe Belle (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: M Zahra 58
4
3.5
He's Handsome
- 3g Hellbent (AUS) x Guapa (USA) (Rock Hard Ten (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 58
5
4.2
Pencilled Out
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Scratchy Lass (AUS) (U S Ranger (USA))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
6
4.3
Sweet 'n' Spicy
- 3f Thronum (AUS) x Oakford Lass (AUS) (Al Samer (AUS))
Tnr: Ms L Tolson & Ms L Proctor Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 56
7
4.8
Le Ferrari
- 3c Toronado (IRE) x Hai Lil (AUS) (Churchill Downs (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: B Mc Dougall 58
8
4.9
Garza Blanca
- 3c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Mousai (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Ethan Brown 58
9
7.2
Ohakune Carrot
- 3g Turn Me Loose (NZ) x Finishing School (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: E & D Browne Rdr: Patrick Moloney 58
10
7.4
Connecticut
- 3g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Zibello (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
11
8.1
Flash Fiorente
- 3g Fiorente (IRE) x Flash Missile (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: Jerome Hunter Rdr: D Oliver 58
12
17.1
Raiding
- 3f Rebel Raider (AUS) x Silent Sophia (AUS) (Fuji Kiseki (JPN))
Tnr: Jerome Hunter Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
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